Report: Star Wars: Episode VIII To Have New Director

<p>Director J&period;J&period; Abrams won&&num;8217&semi;t be helming a galaxy far&comma; far away for too long if new reports are true&period; Deadline and TheWrap now both claim that Looper&&num;8217&semi;s time-traveling brainiac Rian Johnson is now amidst making plans of his own to write and direct<em> Star Wars&colon; Episode VIII <&sol;em>following Abrams&&num;8217&semi; now possible departure from <em>Star Wars&colon; Episode VII<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Though Deadline reports that Johnson&&num;8217&semi;s set to direct <em>Star Wars&colon; Episode IX <&sol;em>as well&comma; TheWrap claims he&&num;8217&semi;ll only provide a treatment for the saga-finale and yet another director will be succeeding him&period; We&&num;8217&semi;ll update you with more word on this matter as it becomes available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&sol;criterion-production&sol;explore&lowbar;images&sol;610-f2735ae2a1065a558c3098627f0f5953&sol;Rian&lowbar;Top&lowbar;10&lowbar;original&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"448" height&equals;"252" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Johnson joins a an ever-growing slate of top directors gearing up for a Force-powered debut&period; While Abrams is currently filming<em> Star Wars&colon; Episode VII&comma; Godzilla<&sol;em> director Gareth Edwards and <i>Chronicle<&sol;i> visionary Josh Trank are slated to helm their own &&num;8220&semi;solo&&num;8221&semi; films&comma; maybe or maybe not involving a certain Corellian smuggler&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Star Wars parent Walt Disney intends for a Star Wars flick to hit theaters every year beginning with <em>Episode VII<&sol;em> on <strong>December 18&comma; 2015<&sol;strong>&period; The film stars <em>John Boyega&comma; Adam Driver&comma; Daisy Ridley&comma; Domhnall Gleeson&comma; Oscar Isaacs&comma; Max von Sydow&comma; Andy Serkis<&sol;em>&comma; and the classic trilogy&&num;8217&semi;s trio of <em>Harrison Ford&comma; Mark Hamill&comma; Carrie Fisher<&sol;em> in their respective roles as Han Solo&comma; Luke Skywalker&comma; and Princess Leia Organa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the meantime&comma; Johnson took to Twitter to share his own thoughts with fans in kind regarding the news via a video clip from Phil Kaufman&&num;8217&semi;s 1983 film<em> The Right Stuff<&sol;em>&period; Whether Abram&&num;8217&semi;s time with R2-D2 and the gang is a one-deal trip&comma; it seems he doesn&&num;8217&semi;t want to &ast;ahem&ast; make any mistakes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&ast;Warning&colon; strong language below&ast;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;o9iP2WEvq2s<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tell us below&colon; Do you want Josh Trank directing <em>Star Wars&colon; Episode VIII<&sol;em>&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sources&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;deadline&period;com&sol;2014&sol;06&sol;star-wars-rian-johnson-director-next-two-movies&sol;">Deadline<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thewrap&period;com&sol;rian-johnson-to-write-and-direct-star-wars-8-but-not-9&sol;">The Wrap<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;